694 ELVELLACEI. 



On smooth inner surface of bark. 



Differs from P. ccesio. Sind P. chavetice in its larger cups, pale disc, and several 

 other points. The cups are sometimes extremely thin, crowded, and pressed 

 very close to the matrix, but this is not usually the case.— B. 4' Br. 



2071. Feziza Bloxami. B.^^Br. " Bloxam's Peziza.' 



Densely crowded, seated on a white mycelium; cups concaye, 

 pale fawn colour, externally farinaceous ; disc of the same 

 colour. — Ann. N.H.no. 5G6. 



On fallen branches. Twycross. [S. Carolina.] 



f »Yery densely crowded so as nearly to conceal the white cottony mycelium, 

 in which the cups are half immersed. At first globose, white, and densely 

 pruinose, acquiring as tliey expand a pale fawn colour, and gradually be- 

 coming nearly smooth. In dry specimens bundles of the cups are collected 

 in little patches, so as to expose the white mycelium between them. — B. 4' 

 Br. 



2072. Peziza xnutabilis. B, S)" Br. " Changeable Peziza." 



Minute, at first presenting little brown villous specks, from 

 which the cups burst ; cups scattered, brown externally, hemis- 

 pherical, villous, becoming smooth and dirty-white ; sporidia 

 minute, elongated, somewhat curved, containing two nuclei, 

 endochrome sometimes restricted to either extremity. — Ann. 

 N.H.no. bU. 



On leaves of Aira ccespitosa. Feb. 



When old it bears some resemblance to pale forms of P. atrata or P.palus- 

 tns.— M. J. B. 



2073. Peziza rosae. Pers. " Eose-stem Peziza," 



Sessile, sub-coriaceous, concave, sub-tomentose, bright-brown, 

 as well as the tomentose subiculum. — Pers. M.E. p. 278. Fr. 

 >S'.Ji.ii.i).109, Eng.Fl.Y.p.20(). Tode. If. 41. Mag.Zool^ 

 Bot. no. 10. Berk. exs. no. 157, 286, variety. FcJcl. exs. no. 1874. 

 Rahh. F.E. no. 354. Tapesia Rosob, Fckl. Sym. Myc. 301. 



On dry branches of Rosa canina. Oct. 



[Low. & Mid. Carolina.] 



Forming small roundish patches on the branches, sometimes surrounding 

 them. — Eiig. Fl. 



The variety published by the Rev. M, J. Berkeley (no. 286), occurred near 

 Liverpool, on sycamore {Ann. N.H. no. 313). 



Sporidia elongated, 'OOZ-'Ol X •002--002o m.m.—Karst. 



^07 4t. Peziza fusca. Pers. " Crowded Brown Peziza." 



Sessile ; cups concave, brown (smooth towards the margin), 

 at length plane, cinereous, fixed beneath to a broad, tomentose, 



